Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-15

W~AsHINGToN, Jan. Among the paper
submitted to the senate was one from til,
secretary Of wer In response TO resolutions O
= Inquiry as to the apportionment OF money TO
- he Improvement Of the Missouri river. Also
. various memorials of public bodies in favo
of the passage OF the Interstate commerce
bill.
Mr.. Mitcheh, OF Pennsylvania, from tn,
committee on pensions, reported a biIl grant
ing n pension Of !! O0O . year to the widow O.
John A. Logan, and asked for its immediat,
consideration, bat under objection Of Mr..
Coke, the bill went over until Tomorrow.
Mr.. Henderson offered a resolution calm.
on the secretary Of the interior for inioruya
ton as 10 school lands confirmed to the stat,
of Nebraska, and in the meantime requesting
the suspension Of pubic entries on such
lands Adopted.
MIR. Mcpherson offered 4 resolution calling
on the secretary Of the treasury for a state
ment Of the Indebtedness of the Pacific Rail
road company 10 the government on January
|, 1887, with the details OF all payments made
ON account OF the same; also as h the sums
due or 10 become due, principal and interest,
undCrX cisting law eeVeraIIy, and what differ,
ence will result TO the treasury II the pending
senate funding dill should become a law.
- The senate al , O'Clock took up the confer
lnce report on the interstate bill.
Mr.. Plat thought that the conference re.
port clause Gas to the shsrt distance being in,
cluded within a longer distauce) was uncer-
tain and ambiguous. lie did not think that
anybody knew what IT meant. 1t animated
that there we're some shorter distances for
which more might be charged than for longer
distances. 1t would be for the courts and the
commission 10 find out what these short dis
tancss were. As 10 the pooling clause In the
hill he declared that he could not assert To 1t.
The character, purpose and results OF pooling
contracts were entirely misunderstood. il
WAS the evil Significance which attached to the
unfortunate word ''pool' that had created
prejudice IN the minds OF the people.
The senate went into executive session be-
fore Mr.. Platt had concluded his speech, and
soon after adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Among the memor
falls presented in the senate TO. day and re-
ccivGd were the following:
BY Dir. Edmunds, of the committee OF the
national convention OF the Protestant Epis.
copal church, praying congress to provide foI
obtaining statistics OF marriage and divorce
BY Mr.. Spooncr, Of the state Grange Of Wis.
consin, in favor Of passing the interstate
bill.
BY Mr.. Blair, a large number from various
organizations In AL parts Of the country ask.
ing legislation 10 prevent violation Of the
Sabbath In running railroad trains.
Mr.. Henderson brought before the senate
the case of the claim against Mexico for the
killing of Capt. Crawford, in command OF
United states troops In pursuit Of Geronimo,
by Mexican troops in Mexico IN January
1856, stating that Il stronger and more urgent
bill for indemnity should be made in iutroduc
ing a bill for the relief Of Capt. Crawford's
heirs. Referred.
Then the senate, on motion Of Mr.. Mitchell
Of Pennsylvania, took up the bill to give q
pension OF $1,000 per year TO Mary s. Logan,
widow Of Gen. Logan, as ma~jOr-general OF
volunteers, Mr.. Mitchell stating that the bill
proposed to 10 precisely what was lone for
the widows Of Gems. Hancock and Thomas.
There was a greatdistinction between the case
Of Gen. Logan and the cases Of Gems. Han.
cock and Thomas, who had spent their lives
in the army. In SO far az the pension was
concerned be thought the case Of Gen. Logan
should stand on the same principle as other
citizens. IL he Contracted in the army the
disease from which he died there would be
ample gr.und for a pension for his widow.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that he had heard Gen.
Logan say he had been wounded five times,
and that he wa. undoubtedly entitled to d
pension, but had never claimed one. He IA
vored this bill on the proposition that a pen.
sion should be granted TO the widow Of a citi.
zen wto died from the effects OF disease
(rheumatism) contracted in the Cervice dur.
ing the war. He referred to the analogous
case OF the pension given to the widow Of
Francis p. Blair.
Mr.. Vest thareupou introduced a bill iu.
crcasing the pension Of Mrs. Blair from So
per month 10 5000 per year, and, At his re.
quest, the till was Immediately considered
and passed,
On motion Of Mr.. Edmuuds, the till to car
~ into effect the treaty with China for tn,
the suppression OF the opium traili, was TAX
en- up and passed.
The bill granting to the Kansas, Texas anC
Southwestern Railroad company right of way
across the Fort Hayes military reservation
WAS taken up and passed.
Then the senate, at 40 p. m, began con
sideration Of the Interstate bil
and Mr., P!att continued his argument.
He said the senator's were not here TO MAKE
u raid on railroad property. They were here
y do justice by the railroads and by the PEG
&c. An unremlneratiVe rate was gust as un
reasonable and injurious as too high a rate
and the railroad companies would have to St,
to 1t OF the public s%eltare was to be promot
ed that remunerative rates for freight anC
passengers were received.
After executive session the senate aG
iourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. T.-Several petition
were presented in favor Of the experiments
agricultural bill also n remonstrance signe,
by many business men Of Dayton, O., against
and petitions from the Business Mems clu'
OF Kcnosna, Wis, and from the Wisconsin
state Grange in favor Of the interstate CON
merce bill.
The senate proceeded TO business on tn
calendar and passed tie following bills:
To settle and adjust the claims OF any stat
for expenses incurred by it in defense of tn
United States.
For the relief Of John McNauEhton, q
Ohio, an ex. lieutenant in the volunteer sci
vice.
The bill appropriatipg $50, 600 for the widoN
End daughter Of Erskiu ). Al.in, former ma
ter arnorer at the Springfield armory, inven
tor Of the Springfield brecch-loadipg rid
l-uusket, in compensation Tor the use OF III
(yention by the government.
NM. Mapdcrson, from the committee on mil
tary affairs, reported back the house bill pro
viding for IA school OF instruction for cayalr
and light artillery at Fort Riley, Kan, an
for the completion and construction of quar-
tiers for the army n certain posts.
The bin was amended bY appropriating 40
900 for Fort ID. A. Russell and s55 600 10
Fort Robinson. Neb., and was passed.
ON motion Of Mr.. Spooner, the house bi
e.. Al. III e Ia.a, council G. No (nv